Having tagged along to watch his rumoured new love in action on the show, Jermain certainly seems to be taking to the role of the doting boyfriend as he was also said to have cheered Burke on during her gig at G-A-Y on Saturday night where she was promoting her latest single Elephant.

Alexandra Burke took to the stage in a skimpy leotard at G-A-Y (Picture: Rob Cable)

Wearing a skimpy animal-print leotard, it’s no wonder Defoe battled the crowds to be by her side as she oozed sex appeal on stage.

After the performance, he moved to publicly show his support for the former X Factor winner, taking to Twitter to tell his fans to buy her new record.

Continuing to add to the rumour mill, Burke then re-tweeted the message, adding a heart symbol and three kisses.Meanwhile, earlier this week Defoe sent a cryptic message on his Twitter account, seeming to respond to reports surrounding their relationship.

He wrote: ‘It’s amazing when people speculate about things when they don’t know the truth people should concentrate on facts & only believe the words they hear that come out of someone’s mouth and not just assume or jump to conclusions #onlygodcanjudgeme.’